List of Creighton University alumni explained

Politics, military, and law

• Donald O. Aldridge, U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General
• Marcia M. Anderson, first African-American female to attain rank of major general in the USAR
• Brad Ashford, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• C. Shannon Bacon, incumbent chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
• Merton W. Baker, U.S. Air Force Major General
• Frank A. Barrett, former governor of Wyoming^[1]
• Patrick Bourne, former member of the Nebraska Legislature
• Mike Boyle, former mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
• Albert Brown, 1927, oldest survivor of the Bataan Death March^[2]
• John Cavanaugh III, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives^[3]
• Ernie Chambers, member of the Nebraska Legislature
• William M. Connolly, justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court^[4]
• Barbara Cubin, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives^[5]
• Alfonza W. Davis, Tuskegee Airman
• Robert E. Davis, Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court^[6]
• Robert V. Denney, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives^[7]
• Leo J. Dulacki, U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant General
• Mike Fahey, former mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
• Mike Friend, former member of the Nebraska Legislature
• Paul Gosar, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Roman Hruska, former senator of Nebraska
• Mike Johanns, former Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, former governor of Nebraska, former United States Senator^[8]
• Philip M. Klutznick, former United States Secretary of Commerce
• John A. Knebel, former Secretary of Agriculture of the United States
• Steve Lathrop, member of the Nebraska Legislature
• Lormong Lo, former city council president of Omaha City, Nebraska
• Ray Madden, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives^[9]
• Francis P. Matthews, former secretary of the U.S. Navy
• Michael McCormack, justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court^[10]
• John McKay, former United States Attorney
• Jack R. Miller, former senator of Iowa
• Michael R. Murphy, circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit^[11]
• Sheila Nix, campaign Chief of Staff to Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 election campaign ^[12]
• Jeremy Nordquist, member of the Nebraska Legislature
• Eugene O'Sullivan, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives^[13]
• John Pehle, Executive director of the War Refugee Board in WWII
• Mike Reasoner, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
• Seth Rich, political activist
• Leo Ryan, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives^[14]
• Symone Sanders, Democratic strategist and spokesperson
• J. Clay Smith Jr., former deputy chief of the Federal Communications Commission, former interim head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and former dean of Howard University School of Law^[15]
• Patrick Sullivan, former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
• Doug Struyk, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
• Lee Terry, member of the U.S. House of Representatives^[16]
• Ginni Thomas, conservative lawyer, lobbyist, and wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
• Nancy Thompson, former member of the Nebraska Legislature
• Tom White, member of the Nebraska Legislature
• Edward Zorinsky, former senator of Nebraska

Authors, media, and entertainment

• William Dozier, film and television producer, and actor
• Ron Hansen, novelist, essayist, and professor
• Paul Henderson, reporter for The Seattle Times, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting in 1982^[17]
• Rachelle Hruska, founder of Guest of a Guest
• James Keogh, executive editor of Time magazine; head of the White House speechwriting staff under Richard M. Nixon^[18]
• Michael MacCambridge, author
• Matt Maginn, bass player of Cursive
• Matt Oberst, musician
• Matt Peckham, critic for Time
• Colleen Williams, Los Angeles news anchor
• Mary Alice Williams, former co-anchor of Weekend Today

Business

• Jackie Gaughan, former casino owner
• Cathy Hughes, founder and chairman of Radio One, first African American woman to head a publicly traded corporation, namesake of Howard University's School of Communications^{[19] [20]}
• Don Keough, former president and chief operating officer of Coca-Cola
• Joe Ricketts, founder and former chairman of TD Ameritrade and owner of the Chicago Cubs
• Mark Walter, chief executive officer of Guggenheim Partners and controlling owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Science and medicine

• Michael P. Anderson, former NASA astronaut killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
• Richard J. Bellucci,^[21] hearing researcher and surgeon, pioneer in stapedectomy,^[22] Director of Otolaryngology at New York Medical College and the Manhattan Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, and inventor of the Bellucci Micro Ear Scissors
• Constantino Méndieta, surgeon and physician^[23]

Religion

• Curtis Guillory, boards of commissions member within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
• Nancey Murphy, Christian theologian and writer

Athletes

Basketball

• Wally Anderzunas, former NBA player
• Benoit Benjamin, former NBA player
• Rodney Buford, former NBA player
• Justin Carter (born 1987), player for Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the Israeli Premier League^[24]
• Bill Fitch, former NBA coach
• Marcus Foster (born 1995), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Chad Gallagher, former NBA player
• Ronnie Harrell (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Neil Johnson, former NBA player
• Kyle Korver (born 1981), former NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks
• Doug McDermott, current NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs; consensus national college player of the year in 2014
• Kevin McKenna, former NBA player
• Justin Patton (born 1997), player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Bob Portman, former NBA player
• Paul Silas, former NBA player and coach
• Alex Stivrins, former NBA player
• Khyri Thomas (born 1996), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague
• Anthony Tolliver (born 1985), NBA player for the Minnesota Timberwolves
• Maurice Watson (born 1993), player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Ethan Wragge (born 1990), played in Germany with Gießen 46ers
• Marcus Zegarowski (born 1998), current NBA player for the Long Island Nets

Baseball

• Kimera Bartee, former MLB player
• Alan Benes, former MLB player
• Ty Blach, MLB pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
• Tom Drees, former MLB player
• Bob Gibson, All-Star Hall of Fame pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, 1959–1975
• Chad Meyers, former MLB player
• Brian O'Connor, head coach, University of Virginia baseball team
• Dennis Rasmussen, former MLB pitcher
• Darin Ruf, current MLB player
• Scott Servais, former MLB player; current manager of the Seattle Mariners
• Scott Stahoviak, former MLB player
• Pat Venditte, MLB switch pitcher

Soccer

• David Abidor (born 1992), soccer player
• Steve Bernal, former MLS player and the 34th overall pick by the Dallas Burn in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft^[25]
• Andrew Duran, former MLS player and the 15th overall pick by the Seattle Sounders FC in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft^[26]
• Ethan Finlay, current member of the Minnesota United FC and the 10th overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft
• Andrei Gotsmanov, former member of Minnesota United FC of the North American Soccer League and the 24th overall pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft
• Brendan Hines-Ike, current member of the KV Kortrijk
• Brian Holt, current member of the Philadelphia Union
• Greg Jordan, former MLS player and the 32nd overall pick by the Philadelphia Union in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft
• Ryan Junge, former MLS player
• Brian Kamler, former MLS player
• Duncan McGuire, MLS player and Olympian
• Eric Miller, 5th overall pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft^[27]
• Brian Mullan, current member of the Colorado Rapids, 9th overall pick in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft, has made four appearances for the United States national team
• Richard Mulrooney, former MLS player and the 40th overall pick by F.C. Dallas in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft
• Julian Nash, former MLS player
• Andrew Peterson, former MLS player
• Tyler Polak, former MLS player and the 22nd overall pick by the New England Revolution in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft
• Angel Rivillo, 70th overall pick by the Dallas Burn in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft
• Chris Schuler, current member of the Real Salt Lake and the 39th overall pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft^[28]
• Seth Sinovic, current member of the Sporting Kansas City and the 25th overall pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft
• David Wagenfuhr, former MLS player and the 31st overall pick by the Dallas Burn in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft
• David Wright, former member of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Professional Division and the 25th overall pick in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft

See also

• Creighton University
• People from Omaha, Nebraska

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frank A. Barrett. National Governors Association. 23 October 2012.
2. News: Albert 'Doc' Brown 1905-2011: Long life followed Bataan Death March. . . 2011-08-16. 2011-09-01.
3. Web site: John Cavanaugh III. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 October 2012.
4. Web site: Michael McCormack. Nebraska Judicial Profile. 23 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120530070512/http://www.supremecourt.ne.gov/judge-bios/connolly.pdf. 30 May 2012. dead.
5. Web site: Barbara Cubin. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 October 2012.
6. Web site: Robert E. Davis. Kansas Judicial Branch. 23 October 2012.
7. Web site: Robert V. Denney. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 October 2012.
8. Web site: JOHANNS, Mike, (1950 -). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. October 19, 2012.
9. Web site: Ray Madden. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 October 2012.
10. Web site: Michael McCormack. Nebraska Judicial Profile. 23 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120530070153/http://www.supremecourt.ne.gov/judge-bios/mccormack.pdf. 30 May 2012. dead.
11. Web site: Michael R. Murphy. United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. 23 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101226203307/https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/chambers/index.php?id=1. 26 December 2010.
12. Web site: Sweet . Lynn . 2023-06-22 . Biden names Oak Park's Sheila Nix to be Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign chief of staff . 2023-06-24 . Chicago Sun-Times . en.
13. Web site: O'SULLIVAN, Eugene Daniel - Biographical Information. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 October 2012.
14. Web site: Leo Ryan. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 October 2012.
15. http://law.howard.edu/jclaysmith/biography.html Howard University School of Law
16. Web site: Lee Terry. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 23 October 2012.
17. Web site: Paul Henderson, Pulitzer Prize-winning Seattle Times reporter who championed the underdog, dies at 79. December 13, 2018. The Seattle Times.
18. News: James Keogh; Time Editor, Nixon Staffer. The Washington Post. October 6, 2012. 15 May 2006.
19. Web site: Kelly: Omaha native Cathy Hughes, the 2nd-richest black woman in U.S., is 'thrilled' to come home. Michael Kelly World-Herald. columnist. Omaha World-Herald.
20. Web site: Howard University to Announce Cathy Hughes School Of Communications. The Hilltop. Staff.
21. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/22/nyregion/richard-bellucci-91-surgeon-and-inventor-dies.html Dr. Richard J. Bellucci
22. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22382-stapedectomy stapedectomy
23. Web site: Redacción . 2024-01-05 . Constantino Mendieta, cirujano plástico reconocido a nivel mundial, transformando a Kim Kardashian y Jennifer López . 2024-01-08 . El Grafico del Sur . es.
24. Web site: Justin Carter, Division I starter . 2016-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170217134728/http://www.gazette.net/stories/01142009/olnespo101546_32485.shtml . 2017-02-17 . dead .
25. Web site: MLS SuperDraft Tracker 2000 MLSsoccer.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022004934/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2000. 2012-10-22.
26. Web site: Four Men's Soccer Players Picked in MLS SuperDraft. Creighton University Athletics.
27. Web site: 2014 MLS SuperDraft Tracker MLSsoccer.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105043629/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2014/tracker. 2014-01-05.
28. Web site: ESPN - 2010 MLS SuperDraft . 2014-03-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306155857/http://espnfc.com/draft/mls/ . 2014-03-06 .